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The Exodus and the Spring Feasts
By Kevin Michalek · The Feasts and the Sanctuary
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Kevin’s chart follows the Exodus from Egypt day by day alongside the spring feasts and the sanctuary service, and shows how each step was fulfilled in the last week of Christ’s life, His death, resurrection and Pentecost.
| Exodus | Nisan | Day | Feast / Sanctuary | Messianic Fulfillment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamb taken in / without spot & blemish | 10 | Sun / Mon | Lamb led through Jerusalem to temple, examined 4 days | Jn 12:12–58. Jesus enters Jerusalem on a donkey. He cleanses the temple. |
| Bonding: loved and petted by family | 11 | Tues | Lamb examined and without spot/blemish | Jesus curses the fig tree / Jesus examined |
| Bonding: loved and petted by family | 12 | Wed | Lamb examined | Olivet discourse / Jesus examined |
| Bonding: loved and petted by family | 13 | Thurs | Lamb examined | Jesus examined |
| 3 pm the father slays the lamb and places the blood on the doorposts and lintel, and roasts it upright on a pomegranate stick. The children of Israel take sanctuary in their dwellings to protect them from the angel of death. | 14 Thurs. eve. to Fri. eve. | Thurs eve / Fri. day/eve. | Day of Passover: Friday 9 am lamb tied to altar. 12 noon – 3 pm choir sings the Hallel approx. 3 times (Ps 113–138). 3 pm lamb slain in the Temple; the High Priest says “It is finished.” 6 pm Passover finished. | Jesus eats the Passover meal on Thurs. evening. Friday, Day of Passover: 9 am Jesus led to the High Priest / 12 noon Jesus’ crucifixion. 3 pm Jesus cries “It is finished” and dies. 3–6 pm Jesus’ burial in the tomb of Joseph of Arimathea before sunset, which begins Ha HaMatzah (FUB), a high Sabbath. |
| 6 pm after sunset, Israel eats the lamb, unleavened bread and bitter herbs, in haste, sandals on, staff in hand. The angel of death passes over their dwellings. Pharaoh commands them to leave Egypt. At midnight the Israelites leave Egypt; they travel to Succoth for the body of Joseph. Encamp till dawn. Travel to Etham before sunset. | 15 Fri. eve. to Sabbath eve. | Fri. eve / Sabbath | Friday eve.: Feast of Ha HaMatzah (FUB) | Friday eve.: Jesus in the tomb |
| Camp at Etham during the Sabbath. 6 pm evening, after sunset: the Pillar of Fire appears. Israel journeys to Pi Hahiroth, before Baal-zephon by the Reed Sea. | 15/16 Sabbath eve. to Sun. eve. | Sabbath / Sabbath eve. | All day Sabbath = FUB. Sabbath eve. (16) begins the feast of first fruits / barley harvest | Jesus in the tomb |
| Sabbath evening: during the night Pharaoh approaches the camp of the Israelites. The fire protects the Israelites. During the late evening the Israelites enter the sea. Pharaoh’s army drowned. Israel emerges a redeemed people from the Reed Sea baptism on the Day of First Fruits. | 16 | Sunday | 9 am Sunday morning the High Priest waves the barley sheaf offering on the threshold of the Sanctuary: the first fruits of the barley offering (Ex. 9:31, 32). | Jesus resurrected before dawn (around 6 am) and goes to present Himself before the Father at 9 am, the same time the High Priest is waving the barley sheaf in the temple. |
| 50 days later, from the day of first fruits, Israel receives the Law at Mt. Sinai | Sivan 4 | Sunday | The early rain has ripened the wheat harvest, and the wheat offering is presented before the threshold of the temple by the High Priest. | Jesus spends 40 days with the apostles on earth after the resurrection. Jesus tells the apostles to wait 10 days in the upper room. On the 50th day the Holy Spirit is poured out as the early rain. |
FUB = Feast of Unleavened Bread (Ha HaMatzah).